We heart 1960's astronauts. The glamour and excitement of early space travel and exploration gave them the aura of celebrities; the very best combined movie star charisma and good looks with an athlete's swagger and the razor-sharp, streamlined, effortlessly cool style that Mad Men tries to duplicate. And we think that Malcolm Scott Carpenter may be the most charismatic, swaggering, and coolest of all.
Unless I'm mistaken, wasn't Mr Carpenter portrayed by an equally heart stopping actor in the film The Right Stuff? Name escapes me but surely TJB will know.
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